Phase 3
Non-fiction - book 8 oi, ar, air, ear, er, ur, or, ure
On the Farm Smart Kids Letters and Sounds
Words using the focus sounds:
oi
ar
air
ear
soil
farmer
fair
shears
toil
farm
pair
year
join
cart
chair
er
ur
or
ure
farmer
burn
short
manure
summer
turnip
for
pure
her
turf
sort
cure
Tricky words taught previously:
the I is my go no to into his has as put of said her he be she we me for you all was they
On the Farm
Written by: Fraser Milne
oi
ar air ear er
Focus Phonemes:
ur or ure
Ford is a sheep farmer. 2
Ford cuts the wool from his sheep with a pair of shears. 3
Bert toils on his turnip farm. 4
Bert puts a mix of manure and soil on top of his turnips. 5
Clair has an orchard.
6
Clair sorts the plums as she picks them. If a plum has a mark or a burn from the sun, she puts it in the manure cart. 7
Clair sells her plums at the summer fair. 8
Comprehension Questions: 1. What does Bert grow on his farm? 2. What does Clair do with the pears that have sunburn? 3. What type of farm would you like to own?
Vocabulary for Discussion: toil - work hard
manure - compost
Each series has been written with a slightly different progression to offer reading opportunities at more stages. Phase 3
Made in the UK
1. j, v, w, x
Jess at the Vet
Fiction
2. y
Jim the Vet
Non-fiction
Station Road, Hungerford, Berkshire
3. z, zz
The Bug
Non-fiction
RG17 0DY, UK
4. qu
Fix-It Fox
Fiction
5. ch
The Quiz
Non-fiction
6. sh, th
Ash and the Shellfish Non-fiction
7. ng
Fish and Chips
Fiction
8. ai
Set Sail
Non-fiction
9. ee
A Wait in the Rain
Fiction
10. igh
Moths
Non-fiction
11. oa
At Night
Fiction
Smart Kids Ltd.
12. oo, oo
Look at my Things
Fiction
13. ow
At the Zoo
Non-fiction
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14. oi
Cow’s Boil Up
Fiction
15. ‘r’ controlled
On the Farm
Non-fiction
16. ‘r’ controlled The Letter
Fiction
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Series ISBN 942-1-002414-32-8
SMART KIDS
Phase 3 - Non-fiction
L & S
L&S Readers
Phase 1 (Wordless Books)
1
Phase Four
Phase Two
2
1. cvcc
- Lost in the Woods
2. cvcc, ccvc
- Help
3. cvcc, ccvc
- Sport
4. cvcc, ccvc
- Dogs
5. cvcc, ccvc
- Frogs
6. cvcc, ccvc
- Winter
7. cccvc, cvccc
- Slugs and Snails
4a
1.
s, a, t, p, i
- Pip, Pat
2.
n, m
- Tim, Nat
3.
d, g, o, c
- Min
4.
k, ck, e
- Pip in a Pot
5.
u, r, h, b
- Can a Bug Dig?
6.
f, ff
- The Fun Run
7.
l, ll
- Bill and Val
8. cccvc, cvccc - The Thrush Nest
8.
ss
- A Mess
Phase Four
3
Phase Three 1.
j, v, w, x, y
- Jim the Vet
2.
z, zz
- The Bug
3.
qu, ch
- The Quiz
4.
sh, th
- Ash and the Shellfish
5.
ng, ai
- Set Sail
6.
ee, igh
- Moths
7.
oa, oo, oo, ow
8.
oi, ‘r’ controlled - On the Farm
- At the Zoo
4b
1. -est
- T-Rex
2. -ing
- Transporting
3. -er
- Ears
4. -ed
- Milk
5. -tch
- Chicken Eggs
6. -y, -ey
- Family Fun Park
7. -ve
- Stunts
8. -le
- Otters
5
Phase Five 1. ou,ea,ie,ir,oy - Roy’s Treat 2. ay,ey,aw,ue,wh - Days of the Week 3. ph, ew, oe, au - Fingers and Toes 4. Split digraphs - Snail Race
ISBN 942-1-002414-32-8
Product code: LT133V Made in the UK
5. Alt. c, g
- Picnic in Central Park
6. Alt. ch, y
- Christmas Island Crabs
7. Alt. a, e, i, o, u - Static Electricity 8. Alt. ea, ie, er, ow, ou, ey - Wheels
Phase 6
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